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How we respond to the passing of the Queen will depend on many factors. Those of us who are children of the 1950’s have ‘grown up’ with her there – we all sang “God Save the Queen” at school and at the end of the movies and also at the end of ‘The Beatles’ concert in Sydney in the 1960’s. Yes, we Timesdid!have changed, younger people will have very different experiences and views – we have been singing “Advance Australia Fair” since 1974. But, the Queen has always been there – on our coins, bank notes, EIIR is marked on post offices and in many government buildings. Naval vessels begin with HMAS (Her Majesty’s Australian Ship).
The formal Year 12 Graduation Assembly, to be held at CSU on Thursday, 22 September, has been Thecancelled.awards
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Mr John Weeks
The Year 12 Breakfast will be moved from Thursday to Wednesday morning from 7:30 am.
Changes due to the public holiday on Thursday, 22 September 2022.
Next Thursday, 22 September, has been declared a national public holiday to acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, the College Term will close for students on Wednesday, 21 September, at 3:20 pm.
that were to be presented will now be incorporated into the Valedictory Dinner program. To accommodate this change, the evening will now start at 5:30 pm.
different reasons. A couple interviewed this week were asked the question, “Why are you so sad?” Their response was, “the passing of the Queen causes us to reflect not just on her life, but on our lives and reminds us of those in our own family we have lost – our grandparents, our mums and dads…” Our grief is not just for her, but for those we personally love – who are no longer with us.
Elizabeth II’s passing is significant for many reasons but the sadness evoked in so many reminds us of our deep connection, our emotional attachment to each other too.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II
A conversation with the Head of College
As parents, we often find ourselves asking our children to do things. Whether it is tidying their room, helping get the dinner or perhaps sitting down to do some homework. Our hope, over time, is that our children will start to do these things without being told. We hope that one day we will come home to a bedroom that is in a half-decent state, a meal prepared or possibly some study
this journey is our collective work, as educators and parents, to develop initiative in our children so throughout life, they choose to do what is right and good without being told.
The 20th Century inventor, Orlando Aloysius Battista, once said, “Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle”. In other words, without initiative, there is no success.
At home and school, we aim to create safe spaces where students can confidently give things a go, take small steps forward, discover passions and, in time, demonstrate greater and larger amounts of initiative.
start to show initiative in an area, it is wonderful to witness it. It does not happen all at once, and for some children, it takes longer than for others, but over time through encouragement, modelling, rituals and routines, little pockets of initiative begin to emerge.
As a College, our Mission is to develop our children into successful men and women with a firm foundation for life built on the gospel of KeyChrist.to
This weekend, I hope many students take the initiative to get behind teams playing in grand final games, and I look forward to seeing many families on the sidelines on Saturday if you can make it.
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Mr Richard Ford Head of College
Year 6 delighted the Junior School with their initiative in organising a Fun Day last Friday. Thompson House boarders delighted their fellow boarders by showing up in large numbers to support them at sport last weekend. About fifty students rolled up yesterday to audition for the 2023 Senior School Musical - The Pirates of Penzance, and many senior students have been making the most of every minute they can get in the Library before and after school as they prepare for current and upcoming examinations. Countless students have also continued to introduce themselves to me with a smile and a handshake, a simple but not always universally practised courtesy and initiative.
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Over the last week, it has been a delight to witness the initiative of students at the College along with the initiative of staff.
A message from our new Head of College
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The Queen: The end of an era and the beginning of an eternal one.
As a boy in infants school I can remember singing God Save the Queen at every assembly up until Advance Australia Fair replaced it in the 1970s. I can also remember Queen Elizabeth’s influence on my U10 Soccer Grand Final. After a scoreless game, the penalty shoot-out was even, so the referee brought out a 20-cent coin with her majesty’s image. Queen Elizabeth was to decide the winner. The referee flicked her image, the other side called “heads”, and she landed smiling upon their ‘lucky’ victory. From that time on, I have always been quite partial to the republican movement!
her passing, I now realise that I am old. As we enter into a new period of history, most of my memories, certainly of my youth, are not just contained within the period of the last century but rather, more specifically, during the era and reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Rev. Michael Bennett Chaplain
teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life."
From a distance, I have admired her Christian commitment and how heavily it impacted her approach to leadership. She has made many comments about her steadfast faith over the years, expressing: "For me, the
This week, I have been caught off-guard by the emotions I am feeling about the Queen's passing. I even shed a tear the other day. I’ve spent some time reflecting on why the death of the Queen has emotionally hit me.
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The Queen's passing is sad in itself, but I don’t shed a tear because of any of my personal reflections above, but more, I think, for myself in the somewhat shocking realisation that life is passing by so quickly. The death of the Queen is the sudden end of an era. She was part of the landscape of the 20th century. Her life stretched through many major events of that time, and she didn’t just live through these events, she also played a key role in many of them.
The scriptures remind us that “our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.” (Psalm 103:15). I, too, shall pass one day, and like Queen Elizabeth, my life shall transition into the great eternal Kingdom of God. My prayer is that you shall join, Elizabeth and many other followers of Christ in this magnificent era of the Eternal King, Jesus Christ. Within this era, and his reign, there shall be no more tears, grief, death or sorrow. Rather, this eternal era shall have no end. Praise be to God! Amen.
What prompted this idea that an era has come to an end was a biography that I am currently reading on Rev John Stott. He was a Christian evangelist who worked with Billy Graham, wrote many books and served as one of the Queen's chaplains. In this book (and in many other political, military, and sporting 20th century biographies I have read over the years), the Queen and stories about her are shared. For me, in many respects, she was the glue that bound many of these great people and events together into one Withstory.
Please note the Senior School Homework Centre has now finished for the term The Uniform Shop will be OPEN over the school holidays on the following days and times Wednesday, 5 October 10:00 am – 2:00 pm We will also be open extended hours for the first day of term 4 Monday, 10 October 8:00 am - 4:00 pm We will resume to normal term trading hours from Wednesday, 12 October 2022 Any online orders placed over the holidays will be available for collection on Wed 6 or Monday, 10 October UNIFORM SHOP School Holiday Trading hours
The Kings School Visit
• Our Year 3 average was above state and similar schools in all domains.
Year 6 Fun Day – A great success
• Year 5 achieved their highest average scores in Numeracy, Reading and Writing in the past seven years.
Congratulations to all of the Year 6 students and their teachers for conducting a most enjoyable Year 6 Fun Day last Friday. All students in the Junior School had a wonderful time in the Haunted House, participating in the many competitions and games and enjoying all of the delicious food and drinks. The money raised will go towards the costs of the Year 6 Valedictory Dinner later in the year.
Welcome Mr Ford
Head of Junior School
Last week parents of students in Years 3 and 5 would have received their child’s NAPLAN results. NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time.
• The percentage of Year 3 students in the top two bands was above state and similar schools in all domains (91% in Reading).
• Our Year 5 average was above state and similar schools in all domains except Spelling, where the result was similar.
Mr Anthony Roohan Deputy Head of Junior School Junior School
Term 3 Concludes
Under 12 Soccer Grand Final
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Farewell Assembly for Mr and Mrs Weeks
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On Sunday, 18 September, we will be hosting The Kings School for a friendly soccer match with our Under 12 team.
Congratulations to the Under 12 Soccer team for winning their Semi-Final last Saturday and making it into the Grand Final this Saturday. I look forward to seeing another exciting match and wish the players all the very best on the day.
NAPLAN Results
Due to Thursday, 22 September, being declared a national public holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the last day of classes in Term 3 is on Wednesday, 21 September. I wish all of the students a safe and enjoyable holiday.
The Lion King 6:00 pm Thursday, 27 October and 6:00 pm Friday, 28 October 2022
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As a school, we can use data from NAPLAN results and compare it against averages from across the state and even in similar schools. Differences between the school, state and similar schools are suggestive of areas of particular strength or weakness. Changes can be indicative of the effectiveness of areas of intervention and can help to identify areas in need of Onceimprovement.again,our results in all domains were outstanding and reflected the effectiveness of our programs and intervention. Below is a brief summary of our results:
• Year 3 achieved its highest average scores in Reading and Spelling in the past seven years.
• The percentage of Year 5 students in the top two bands was above state and similar schools in all domains except Spelling.
Next Wednesday, 21 September, at 9:00 am we will be holding a special farewell assembly for Mr and Mrs Weeks. Parents are most welcome to attend. The assembly will be in the Innovation Centre.
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Last Friday, Mr Ford spent the day in the Junior School and was introduced to all of the students. It was a great day for Mr Ford to have his first experience of the Junior School with an assembly, Year 6 Fun Day and Active Afternoons. He most enjoyed getting to know the staff and students and tells me he is very much looking forward to leading our College into the future.
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Congratulations to Thomas (Year 3) and Samyak (Year 4), who progressed to the second round of the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee. Our super spellers showed great spelling form, narrowly missing qualification for the national titles.
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Kreative Koalas uses art and multimedia as a vehicle to inspire young people to investigate and reflect on global sustainability issues and act at a local level. Our team of budding environmentalists are nearing completion of their Kreative Koalas project. It’s been an epic effort, and the students are racing against the clock to complete all tasks by next week. Throughout the past two terms, students have been working on completing the following tasks:
Kreative Koalas
Super spellers- Samyak Hargi and Thomas Koffmann
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• Digital Learning Journey
It’s great to see so many students receiving Silver and Gold Reading Awards at our weekly assembly. This is a great position to be in leading into Term 4, and I encourage students to keep reading every night and work towards either their first badge or another one.
• Community Action Project
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Here’s a quick snapshot of the problem the group has been exploring from our Year 5 Digital Director- Holly Black.
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Code Camp
Our School Holiday Code Camp booked out very quickly, and at this stage, no further spots are available. Code Camp will be held in the Innovation centre on the 29-30 September between 9:00 am, and 4:00 pm Students will design, code, create and have fun with friends at Code Camp, Australia’s favourite school holiday program!
Reading Awards and Premier’s Reading Challenge
Congratulations to all students that took part in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. Mrs Mackay has validated records for the following students: Kataleya Engle, Shaurie Pavan, Benjamin Brown, Levi Hellyer, Sophie Roberts, Vivienne Jarvis, Liam Lovett, Hunter McKee, Lucy Banner, Emily Brown, Bill Byrnes, Amelia Guihot, Eleanor Guihot, Chloe McKay, Claire Reynolds, Grace Cranston, Rory Hutchinson, Emmeline Jacobsen, Molly Ball, Anmol Dhanda, Monique Graham and Alexis Jarvis.
• Artwork on a fibreglass koala that identifies relevant sustainable development goals and local environmental/ sustainability issues.
• Analysis of artwork that explores theme, concepts, stylistic influences and uniqueness.
In late 2019, during the peak of the last drought, the volume of water being released from the Winburndale Dam was insufficient to maintain the health of the river and contributed to a local extinction of the platypus and rakali. As little as 0.75 mega litres were being released each day during the drought. The ABC reported that during the recent drought, Bathurst Regional Council did not release enough environmental releases as it needed the dam to provide a backup for the town’s water supply. I’d like to congratulate the group on all of their work so far and hope they can raise awareness of this issue.
“Bonjour Bathurst” had the privilege on Tuesday of an exclusive interview in French with Dan Rivers, Foreign Correspondent for ITV and previously CNN and CNN MrInternational.Riversisin
enquired about his favourite subjects at school, the pathway he took to journalism, what it takes to be a Foreign Correspondent and the importance of having another language aside from English. We thank Mr Rivers for taking the time to visit our school and professing such enthusiasm for what we do.
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Our appreciation goes to all those Year 12 students who con tributed to the Bonjour Bathurst program this year. Your involvement was vital to our accomplishment. Although in the beginning you were somewhat hesitant to speak in French, you were impressive speakers in the end. Demonstrating practice makes perfect.
A special edition - Farewell Year 12
Thanks for your thoughtful responses. Enjoy the show.
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Our last line of questioning is: Qu’est-ce que tu veux faire quand sera plus grand? What do you want to be when you grow up?
And as Victor Hugo once said: “Perseverance is the secret of all Autriumphs.”revoiret bonne chance.
There are no boundaries to our abilities
“Tch’ô” Year 12 from Bonjour Bathurst
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Enjoy the dialogue!
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Our assemblies last week were absolute rippers! In particular, the 9-12 assembly where our Year 12 students took over and demonstrated some amazing talents. Our College Captains Lauren and Hamish delivered a heartwarming and well-constructed speech on overcoming challenges, and they encouraged the students and staff on the importance of always remaining positive when things get tough. We also saw some well-delivered reports from our Year 12 Visual Arts and Design & Technology students. They thoughtfully reflected on the journey that they experienced whilst working on their major works and expressed how relieved they were to have successfully completed their projects. We also had some outstanding music pieces that kept the entire audience entertained. The outstanding leadership continued on Wednesday this week with our Chapel Prefects delivering some excellent reflections on Christianity, where they answered some of the tricky questions that students had put forward about God and faith. They answered honestly and provided sound links to the teachings in the bible. The Year 12 boys also helped lead our hymns with minimal musical accompaniment. The standard has well and truly been set for the students from our younger years to follow in the future. Well done Year 12.
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As explained to our parents in correspondence from the College on Tuesday this week, the plans we had initially made for week 10 have changed due to the proclamation of the public holiday in remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II. A reminder that our final week of Term 3 will be as follows.
Our amazing Week 8 Assembly and Week 9 Chapel
Week 10 Changes
Thursday, 22 September: No School. Public Holiday Memorial for Queen Elizabeth II.
Monday, 19 September: is a normal school day.
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Friday, 23 September: No School. Year 12 Valedictory and Awards Dinner, Bathurst Goldfields from 5:30 pm.
Tuesday, 20 September: is a normal school day. However, all students in all year groups will attend our special 7-12 chapel service during period 3 (Year 7 and 8 students will miss their normal lesson at this Wednesday,,time).
21 September: Students will need to prepare for classes as per their timetable for periods 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7. Periods 3 and 5 will be moved to the timeslot between recess and lunch (11:35 am –1:05 pm) for co-curricular awards and student farewell to Year 12 assembly. This will be for students only. Classes will cease at 3:20 pm. This will bring a close to Term 3, 2022.
Café Vouchers Week 8, Term 3
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Unfortunately, we have had to postpone the RFS Cadets program until the start of 2023. The local RFS volunteers from the O’Connell Brigade felt that keeping the program in line with other school-based programs being run throughout the State would be in the best interests of our students and their volunteers. We encourage students who are interested to enrol in Term 1, 2023.
RFS Cadets - Postponed
Stage 4: Lezaan Schwartz, Kobe Muir, Sybilla Chapman, Eliza Rennie, William Randall, Minna Poole, Olivia Mills
Stage 5: Millie Davies, Sritha Atluri, Elise Smith, Jack Power
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This week we welcomed HSC markers onto the Senior Campus for Music 1 and 2 and Design and Technology. The practical marking process involves teachers from other schools coming to mark (judge) our student’s practical works. The music students had scheduled performances, and the D&T students had their works displayed in the Tim Richards Pavilion. We thank the students in the younger year groups for their cooperation with staying quiet around the PAC and apologize for the Café being closed due to the displays.
HSC Practical Marking
We again congratulate our students for receiving merits and being awarded a Café voucher. The students who have achieved them. The vouchers presented at the Week 8 assembly were...
Stage 6: Victoria Clancy, Hannah Dunn, Angus MacFarlane, Harriett Lowe, Joanna Morrison, Phoebe Moller, Baileigh-Grace Honeysett, Liam Francis
Why is this the case?
So hard to choose. Matthew Reilly, C.S Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien, David Eddings, Lee Child, Bryce Courtney, Robert Ludlum, just to name a few.
The Bible
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I have always enjoyed these books.
The broad spectrum of lands and concepts that can be made to work together, such as steam punk. What are you reading now? For pleasure not for work
What is your favourite genre?
I love the adventure and fantasy setting, as you can let your imagination run wild. Movies try to do imagination justice but really, its a poor copy of what you see in your mind.
What is your favourite novelfiction?
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What is your favourite nonfiction text?
A good friend once said, "knowledge is no burden to carry". Reading broadens your mind and strengthens your ability to focus. Reading for even a few minutes in bed definitely helps me sleep better.
What was your favourite novel when you were at school?
What is your favourite genre?
Intervention by Julian May.
Fantasy Why is this the case?
A really well-written book in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi genre that examines the nature of humanity from different perspectives.
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What is your recommendation for nightly reading for students?
Quantum - The Great Debate about the Nature of Reality
Mr Michael Germech
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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson
What are you reading now? For pleasure not for work
Why should we value reading?
The nature of education can often cause a schism between different subjects, at least in the minds of students. They are herded from one side of the school to the other, and subjects are compartmentalised. It is with this notion that I am often asked how I feel about other subjects and disciplines. Students are amazed to discover I have a deep and profound love of Mathematics and the Sciences, ‘but you’re an English teacher’, they claim! Well, it is all linked and all part of the holistic approach to education, one always feeds into the other and vice versa. Hence, our readers this week are two Mathematics teachers, brilliant as they are in this field, they still immerse themselves in the joy of reading as much as I love SOHCAHTOA.
Lord of The Rings
Matthew Reilly - Cobalt Blue
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What is your recommendation for nightly reading for students?
1 hour.
Lord of The Rings
Mr Ben Boss-Walker
Why should we value reading?
What is your favourite novelfiction?
If you have a favourite author, who is it and why?
15 minutes.
What was your favourite novel when you were at school?
I usually have a New Scientist magazine beside my bed and have just finished the latest series by Raymond E Feist.
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Provide a short explanation as to why this work of fiction resonates with you.
Staff Reader Profiles
If you have a favourite author, who is it and why?
Reading lets us escape into another world that is only limited by the combination of the author's ideas and our imagination. Reading helps to develop our understanding of language conventions and then, in turn, improves our own writing ability as we are able to recognise incorrect grammar and style.
Toss up between Matthew Reilly (who doesn't like a bit of action and adventure on steroids?) and Raymond E Feist (His work over decades has produced many novels based on the worlds of Midkemia).
What is your favourite nonfiction text?
Provide a short explanation as to why this work of fiction resonates with you.
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SASC 3rd VII – 1:15 pm
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Football at Proctor Park
U14s Flames – 9:10 am
Mr Mark Wilkinson Sports Administrator
Great prizes for the winners of each category including a random prize for each age group to encourage participation
U14s Blitz – 10:35 am
U15 – 1:30 pm Netball at the Bathurst Netball Centre
U14s Blaze – 10:35 am
U12 – 9:00 am
Exciting times here, sports fans. We have an incredible seven teams competing in a Grand Final this Saturday.
Here’s our grand final schedule…
IT’S GRAND FINAL WEEKEND!
U18 Girls– 8:30 am
Hockey at the Bathurst Hockey Centre
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Grab a coffee, throw on your favourite beanie and get down on the sidelines to cheer on the mighty red, white and blue!
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was named Cooerwull after the old Cooerwull Academy at Bowenfels.
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Each of the upstairs dormitories is finished in a different pastel tone, while the walls and ceilings of those downstairs are cream. There are two master's rooms upstairs and two downstairs. Approximately half of the ground floor is given over to a housemaster’s flat, which is comfortably furnished and Theequipped.newhouse
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It is solidly built and comprehensively equipped. The dormitories are designed to give a maximum of light, while windows are fitted with no-draught attachments at the bottom. Each of the boys has his own chest of drawers. Suits and other clothes are hung in a communal wardrobe. Another cupboard outside the dormitory accommodates overcoats and suitcases. There is a tiled bathroom and conveniences on each floor.
The Scots Cadet Corps, only a year old in 1952, staged a march past and was reviewed by Mr A. K. Anderson.
The latest building has been in use since February this year and has six separate dormitories accommodating 69 boys in all.
A report in the local Bathurst newspaper from the day before the opening states that the building cost £24,000. The report continues:
From the Scots School archives COOERWULL HOUSE: 70TH ANNIVERSARY
The official opening ceremony for Cooerwull House on 27 September 1952. Mr A. K. Anderson, Headmaster of The Scots College, Sydney, was the Guest of Honour. Those present included Rev. Alan Dougan, Dr Busby, the School’s neighbour Mr Edwin Ray, the Mayor Bathurst Mr Alan Morse, and Mr Gus Kelly MP, and Mr Ivor Hector.
It was the very model of a modern boarding house when it was completed in 1952. Cooerwull House, on 27 September, will celebrate 70 years since its opening in that year by Mr. A. K. Anderson, then Headmaster of The Scots College, Sydney. Doubling the roles of Headmaster and first Housemaster was Mr Alan McLucas.
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were plans to build another boarding house to the same design symmetrically on the southern side of “Karralee”. However, these never eventuated. The rear section of Cooerwull was added in 1967. Its capacity was increased to around 90 boys. This was reduced after 1990 when Galloway House was opened. By then, learned from decades of experience, boarding houses were moving away from double bunks to cubicle-style accommodation.
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“Cooerwull” was a Wiradjuri word that meant “that blue flower there”, referring to a type of bluebell that grows in the Lithgow area. The Academy was founded by the pioneer of Lithgow’s coal industry, Andrew Brown. The Old Cooerwullians paid £70 in 1953 to have Andrew Brown’s coat of arms from the Cooerwull academy placed at the entrance of Cooerwull House when the former Academy building was taken over by the De La Salle brothers for a Catholic school in There1951.
With enrolments having fallen to around 230 in 1997, Cooerwull was no longer needed as a boarding house but took on a new life as the Junior School when it opened at the beginning of 1997. At the end of 1997, the last boarders moved out of the upstairs area as the growth of the Junior School saw the top floor dormitories become classrooms. Mr Simon Dundon was the last Housemaster of the boarding house. His wife Cath, who commuted across town to her job at All Saints' College' is back in Cooerwull this year in the Stage 4 Team Leaders’ office. With the integration of Scots and All Saints, the Junior School moved to the old All Saints Campus. The English Department moved into Cooerwull, along with the Health Centre, and more recently, downstairs the Year 7 and 8 locker rooms.
A photo of Cooerwull House as it appeared in the 1952 School prospectus. The back section was added in 1967.